Paracord: The Most Versatile Item In Your Bug-Out Bag

No fashion accessory says “prepper” more than a paracord bracelet. With that around your wrist, you have at least 10 feet of 550 pound test rope. The cord is made of many tiny strands and can also be unravelled if a thinner cord is necessary.

Paracord, according to Wikipedia, is a “light weight nylon kernmantle rope originally used in the suspension lines of US parachute during World War II. Once in the field, paratroopers found this cord useful for many other tasks. It is now used as a general purpose utility cord by both military personnel and civilians.”

The question isn’t “What can you do with paracord?” It’s “What can’t you do with paracord?”

Here are some ideas for what paracord can be used for. Some of these would use the cord in its entirety, while others would call for the cord to be unravelled with single strands being called into duty.
50 Ways to Utilize Paracord in a Survival Situation

Bear bag

Belt

Bow drill for fire starting

Clothesline

Dental floss

Dog collar

Fish stringer

Fishing line

Hair tie

Hammock

Handcuffs

Hatband

Handle on an improvised weapon

Key fob

Lanyard

Leash

Net

Pulley system

Rappelling (Only in extreme emergency – not designed for this)

Repairing broken equipment

Repairing flip flops or sandals

Repairing torn clothing

Replacement drawstring for bags or clothing

Replacement handle for bags or totes

Replacement hardware for doors or drawers

Replacement shoelaces

Rifle sling

Rope ladder

Secure an animal by tying it to something

Secure a tent or shelter

Secure outdoor items during a windstorm

Shoelaces

Sling

Slingshot

Snare

Snowshoe assembly using branches and paracord

Stitch a wound or repair tore clothing

Stretcher for an injured or ill person

Suspenders

Tie down items to a vehicle roof rack

Tie on a splint

Tie things to your belt or belt loops

Tie up an intruder

Tourniquet

Tow rope

Travois for hauling supplies

Tripwire

Water filter

Watchband

Zipper pull

You’re really only limited by your own creativity.

Speaking of creativity, paracord bracelets can be ordered from Amazon, but it’s simple and fun to make your own. This video shows you how to tie the cobra knot to create your own bracelet. Once you’ve mastered the basic knot, there’s no need to stop with bracelets: you can create belts, hatbands or key fobs to be sure that you always have this vital survival element close at hand!

Prepper's CookbookTess Pennington is the author of The Prepper’s Cookbook: 300 Recipes to Turn Your Emergency Food into Nutritious, Delicious, Life-Saving Meals. When a catastrophic collapse cripples society, grocery store shelves will empty within days. But if you follow this book’s plan for stocking, organizing and maintaining a proper emergency food supply, your family will have plenty to eat for weeks, months or even years.

o fashion accessory says “prepper” more than a paracord bracelet. With that around your wrist, you have at least 10 feet of 550 pound test rope. The cord is made of many tiny strands and can also be unravelled if a thinner cord is necessary.

Paracord, according to Wikipedia, is a “light weight nylon kernmantle rope originally used in the suspension lines of US parachute during World War II. Once in the field, paratroopers found this cord useful for many other tasks. It is now used as a general purpose utility cord by both military personnel and civilians.”

The question isn’t “What can you do with paracord?” It’s “What can’t you do with paracord?”

Here are some ideas for what paracord can be used for. Some of these would use the cord in its entirety, while others would call for the cord to be unravelled with single strands being called into duty.

– See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/paracord-the-most-versatile-item-in-your-bug-out-bag_112013#sthash.ZSM8XdvC.dpuf

o fashion accessory says “prepper” more than a paracord bracelet. With that around your wrist, you have at least 10 feet of 550 pound test rope. The cord is made of many tiny strands and can also be unravelled if a thinner cord is necessary.

Paracord, according to Wikipedia, is a “light weight nylon kernmantle rope originally used in the suspension lines of US parachute during World War II. Once in the field, paratroopers found this cord useful for many other tasks. It is now used as a general purpose utility cord by both military personnel and civilians.”

The question isn’t “What can you do with paracord?” It’s “What can’t you do with paracord?”

Here are some ideas for what paracord can be used for. Some of these would use the cord in its entirety, while others would call for the cord to be unravelled with single strands being called into duty.

– See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/paracord-the-most-versatile-item-in-your-bug-out-bag_112013#sthash.ZSM8XdvC.dpuf